Andrew's Birthday : Take Two

We finally celebrated Andrew's birthday this past weekend with all of our family. It was very nice and everything turned out great! I love the cake that I made him...

Here is the birthday boy with his very own chocolate cupcake...
thanks to the Aunts, he enjoyed whipped cream on top!

Here is Andrew while enjoying his cake...

Andrew's Birthday!

It is hard to believe that one year ago Todd and I were in the hospital with our new baby boy! It has been so much fun to watch him grow and learn this year - he is so very different from Lauren. We are having the big "First Birthday" party with all of the family next weekend and did not really plan on doing anything for him today, but big sister was distraught with the idea of "no party!" So here are a few pictures with his "First Birthday Ice Cream ."

Happy Birthday, Andrew!

Warmer Weather and Walks

Today was a beautiful and sunny day. I would have enjoyed a little bit warmer weather, but I cannot complain ...especially since the next few days are supposed to bring storms! We all enjoyed a nice walk...Lauren even pulled Andrew in the wagon all around the subdivision. What a great day!

Double Trouble

Parents Night Out

I had forgotten how nice it is to get together with other adults and have a nice dinner. You know, one with no crying or food being thrown on the floor. What a great feeling to sit and eat a nice (hot) dinner and chat with other adults...and not about the Dora episode that we just watched together. It is amazing how quickly the babysitter meter adds up, but it was well worth a night of adult conversation and game playing...and not Chutes and Ladders!!

First Steps

Andrew has been shuffling around the furniture for a few weeks at least, but this morning he has actually taken his first steps by himself. We are very excited! I will try to get a short video on with his newest accomplishment later today. Yeah, Andrew!

Genius

Lauren is a genius! She amazes me everyday. She has been spelling words with her fridge letters - words like dish, flag, fish, etc. She is even able to rhyme the words and knows that if you just change the first sound it becomes a rhyming word. She also wrote a "menu" for lunch the other day and it looked like this ...."penut butr jele." Wow!